The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-10
SOCIALISTS UP In ARMS.
THE UNION SQUARE INCIDENT EN-
RACES THEM.

An Indignation Meeting to be Held
Next Monday Night in the Same
Place-Henry George Denounces the
Action of the Police-An Investiga-
ton Demanded.
New YORK, Oct. 9-The trouble with
the police at the Progressive Labor Party's
mass meeting at Union square, Saturday
night, restored the wrangling factions of
the Central Labor Union to at least tenn
porary harmony. At their meeting to-day
Delegate Hawks, a pronounced George
man, offered resolutions denouncing
the police for interfering, and they were
seconded by several George men.
Delegate Ha ybuln, in speaking on the
resolution, said the circumstances which
had brought about the Chicago Haymarket
bomb throwing were identical with those
that precipitated last nights onslaught
upon peaceably assembled workingmen of
New York.
MADE STRONGER.
The resolutions first offered were not
deemed sufficiently strong, and they were
rewritten and unanimously adopted. They
declared that the meeting in Union square
had been called to discuss political ques-
tions; that it was peaceable meeting that
il had been interrupted by the police in
brutal and unwarrantabe manner, and
such action on the part of the police was apt
to bring about a state of affairs when
citizens would be compelled to repel such
brutal attacks by unlawful means in defense
of their constitutional rights, and that the
action of the police must be condemned, as
they had instead of protecting peaceable
citizens infringed upon their rights, and
provoked a bloody riot. A committee was
appointed to present the resolutions to the
Board of Police Commissioners.
HENRY GEORGE AROUSED.
William T. Croasdale presided at the
regular Sunday night meeting of the Anti
Poverty Society, at the Academy of Music
tonight. Henry George was the first
speaker. His speech consisted principally
of denunciation of the police for their in
reference at Union square last night
The people who met there" he said, "dif-
fer from us They entertain bitter feel
ing toward us. Nevertheless, they have as
good right as we have, as good right as
any body of American citizens, to peace
ably meet and express their feelings
and Socialists who were clubbed in Union
square last night. 1t was the genius of
American liberty. A crime like that differs
only in degree from the crime for which six
men in Chicago lie under sentence of death
If we would stand against anarchism we
ought to enforce the law against the cllStO-
dians of the law when they transgress their
proper privilege and make assaults upon
citizens.n
TO TAKE UP ARMS.
The Executive Committee of the Pro
f, gressive party were in session from early
this afternoon until late tonight They
adopted resolutions denouncing the police
attack made at the mass meeting last night,
and demanding from the Mayor and Cover
nor vindication of their constitutional rights
by the dismissal and punishment of every
policeman engaged in it. A law committee
of five was appointed TO take the measures
necessary to secure the results required to
fully vindicate free speech. A number of
affidavits were taken from men who were
themselves dubbed and who say others
were dubbed. 1t was also decided to hold
an Indignation Oieeting ia Union square on
Monday night, Oct. IL. The Socialists
openly say they will go to this meeting
armed.
RADICALS SYMPATHIZE.
LONDON, Oct. 9-The London Radical
clubs are making arrangements to hold
general meeting to urge another trial OF the
Chicago Anarchists and to consider the ad-
visibility of sending delegation to Ameri-
ca to speak in behalf of the condemned
men, Several Radical clubs at meetings
to-day adopted resolutions condemning the
sentance